BAFTA has reacted strongly after a man crashed in the final section of the film awards on Sunday night.
The alleged social media prankster, who Variety chose not to name, was named after Michael J. Fox nominated him for Best Picture at the climax of the film awards, and “Oppenheimer” director Christopher -Nolan appeared on stage with producers Emma Thomas and Charles Roven, and star Cillian Murphy. ceremony.
A BAFTA spokesperson said: “Last night a social media prankster was removed by security after joining the final award winners on stage. We take this very seriously and will not be further affected. We do not want him to be exposed to the public by commenting,” a BAFTA spokesperson told Variety.
The “Oppenheimer” team sat together on the right side of the stage and collectively walked to the podium to receive the BAFTA Gold Mask Award. Then a prankster in a black suit appeared from the other side of the audience and ran up the stairs to join them. British Academy Awards host David Tennant and Foxx were also on stage at the time.
Few in the audience, or even those watching at home, realized that the intruder, who stood silently between Murphy and Roven during Thomas’ acceptance speech, was not part of the team. It seems like there wasn’t. No one reacted as he joined them.
Part of the reason for this confusion is that Thomas was lucky enough to win a Fox Award just as he was promoting the rest of the “Oppenheimer” cast, including Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. This is thought to be due to the fact that men have begun to appear on stage. — to get up and join them. “Where are you? Come on, everyone!” Thomas said at the very moment the mischievous child appeared.
However, the rest of the team remained in the audience while Thomas gave his acceptance speech. When she finished singing, the auditorium began clapping, and the man appeared to put something under her armpit and start clapping before walking off stage with her, Nolan, Roven, and Murphy.
According to BAFTA, he was then arrested by security.
The man is believed to have disrupted other awards ceremonies in the UK and abroad, documenting the incident on his social media pages.
Oppenheimer swept the awards last night, taking home seven awards, including Best Director for Nolan and Best Actor for Murphy. The film will also be submitted to the Oscars next month.
The awards were broadcast in the UK on Sunday night with a two-hour delay on the BBC and iPlayer, with an average audience of 3 million viewers and a peak audience of 3.8 million.